1. Inform Persuade Explain Entertain
Text Purpose
Inform
Persuade
Explain
Entertain

2. On a piece of scratch paper, write your name and numbers 1-4
On a piece of scratch paper, write your name and numbers 1-4. Write the purpose of each sentence. Purposes: Inform, Persuade, Explain, Entertain
I could hardly believe the butterfly actually landed on my finger.
2) House plants do well with plant food mixed into their water once a month.
3) People should drink out of glass bottles instead of aluminum cans.
4) The four presidents carved in Mt. Rushmore are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.

3. Answers
1) Entertain
2) Explain
3) Persuade
4) Inform

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